SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP FOR THE STUDENTS OF RAMJAS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI (26TH OCTOBER, 2017)

DETAILED REPORT A one-day training workshop for the students of Ramjas College, University of Delhi, was

conducted at WII, Dehra Dun. A total of 44 B.Sc. (Hons.) Zoology, II and III year, students

chaperoned by three Assistant Professors, Dr. Mayanglambam Ojit Kumar Singh, Dr. Ng. Sarat

and Dr. Samar Pal Singh participated in the workshop. The attendees were formally welcomed

by Dr. Gautam Talukdar, followed by a brief introduction about WII and its mandate given by

Dr. Sangeeta Angom. Dr. Shivani Barthwal gave a talk on the Biodiversity of Ganga River and

provided a brief introduction to the NMCG-WII project “Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga

Rejuvenation” via a PowerPoint presentation. The students were escorted to the Genetics Lab,

where Dr. Sandeep K. Gupta educated them about the relevance of genetics in the field of

biodiversity conservation with particular emphasis on Ganga’s biodiversity. He also gave a talk

on the illegal trade in wildlife products and the Wildlife (protection) Act, 1972. Led by Dr.

Gautam Talukdar and Mr. Charuhas Dali, the attendees were divided into two groups and taken

around the ‘Nature trail’, where they were informed about the campus biodiversity — floral

and faunal composition, vegetation sampling methods and bird identification and census

techniques. The objective of the workshop was to give the participants a basic understanding

about the biodiversity of Ganga River and the challenges in conservation. The workshop also

aimed to develop the skills of the students in assessing and monitoring the biodiversity of

Ganga and identification of illegal wildlife trade articles.

The team from WII comprised of two faculty members (Dr. Gautam Talukdar, Scientist – E; Dr.

Sandeep K. Gupta, Scientist – E) and 15 researchers (Dr. Sangeeta Angom; Dr. Shivani Barthwal;

Dr. Pariva Dobriyal; Dr. Deepika Dogra; Dr. Ajit Kumar Awasthi; Ms. Monika Sharma; Ms. Anita

Devi; Ms. Aditi Dev; Ms. Amanat Kaur Gill; Ms. Michelle Irengbam; Ms. Ekta Sharma; Mr. Ajay

Rawat; Mr. Mirza; Mr. Sartaj; Mr. Charuhas Dali).

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

26th October, 2017

0900 -0930 Welcome Address Dr. Gautam Talukdar

0930- 1000 Introduction to the NMCG-WII project “Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation”-

Dr. Sangeeta Angom

1000 -1030 Key Biodiversity of Ganga River Dr. Shivani Barthwal

1030 - 1130 Nature Trail walk, WII Dr. Gautam Talukdar and Mr. Charuhas Dali

1130 - 1300 Forensic Science in wildlife conservation

Dr. Sandeep Gupta Dr. Ajit Kumar Awasthi

1300- 1400 Lunch

1400 - 1430 Distribution of Certificates Dr. Sangeeta Angom

1430 - 1440 Vote of thanks Ms. Monika Sharma

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